EDITORIAL USCG USCG ...GREG TRAUTHWEIN, EDITOR & ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERPast, Present & FutureCoast Guard” address. cannot say for sure, but it certainly should.beneezer Scrooge would be proud. This is As Edward Lundquist reports starting on page Finally, I am grateful to John Haynes for his ar-our annual United States Coast Guard edi-28, the Coast Guard is in the midst of a massive ticle “Chasing America’s Cup Boats,” this month’s tion, and it could best be dubbed the “Christ-rebuilding of its ? eet with 91 new cutters at an cover story (which is in no small way due to lobby mas Carol” edition as we examine USCG Eacquisition cost of about $21.1 billion. The Off- by Haynes himself). For those of you who do not Past, USCG Present and USCG Future.shore Patrol Cutter Program (OPC) has gotten know him, John Haynes is both fanatical and an First looking back (but not too far back), and in much ink of late, with a planned 25 ships under the incredible source of knowledge on the topic of fast step with our continued celebration of Maritime OPC acquisition project. The contest is now down craft, particularly in regards to the human-machine Reporter & Engineering News’ 75th Anniversary, to three contractors, led by Bollinger Shipyards, interaction. His article, starting on page 40, exam-Patricia Keefe takes an insightful look at the times, Eastern Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath ines the unique challenges faced by the power boat tribulations, leadership and legacy of Thad Allen, Iron works. sector in keeping pace with the America’s Cup cata-past Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Allen is Looking to the USCG Future is Dennis Bryant marans which can accelerate to 40 knots in seconds, widely considered to be one of the transformational in his article starting on page 20, “Arctic Taskings and how this challenge was met by Willard Marine leaders in this position of all time, and by any mea-for the Coast Guard.” Earlier this year the White (on this month’s cover); Naiad In? atables (Team sure he is the de? nition of the word ‘leader,’ proven House released the Implementation Plan for the USA) and Morrelli & Melvin, ENZ and Salthouse by a steady hand through disasters, both natural and National Strategy for the Arctic Region, which sets Boatbuilders (Team New Zealand). man-made, across two Administrations. Allen was forth the methodology, process and approach for ex-a natural choice for pro? le in this edition, and the ecuting the strategy. In total there are 36 identi? ed story starts on page 32.taskings, and the USCG is front and center on more Today, as many of you are well aware, the Coast than half of them. Will this renewed attention on the Guard continues its evolution under the guidance importance of the Arctic ? nally mean a newbuild of USCG Commandant Admiral Bob Papp, who strategy for the Coast Guard icebreaking ? eet? I just a few days ago delivered his ? nal “State of the trauthwein@marinelink.comISSN-0025-3448118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 Founder: John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 USPS-016-750tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 Charles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000No. 3 Vol. 76Maritime Reporter/Engineering News (ISSN # 0025-3448) is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rates at New York, NY 10199 and additional mailing of